CVE-2018-5182

Publication date 11 May 2018

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

If a text string that happens to be a filename in the operating system's native format is dragged and dropped onto the addressbar the specified local file will be opened. This is contrary to policy and is what would happen if the string were the equivalent "file:" URL. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
firefox	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 60.0+build2-0ubuntu1
	17.10 artful	Fixed 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

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